Too Much TV Can Equal Too Much Weight

What evidence supports the conclusion that obesity is linked to watching TV?

• A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association

• The opinion that communities should have swimming pools

• The fact that 30 percent of kids in America were overweight in the 1980s

• The fact that lean kids watch as much TV as overweight kids

Which of the following statements is not true?

• The author uses quotations to support her conclusions.

• The author uses appropriate evidence to support her conclusions.

• The author uses expert opinions to support her conclusions.

• The author does not provide adequate support for her conclusions.

Which of the following statements is a fact?

• Kids and parents need to exercise together.

• Lack of places to play is the main reason kids watch too much TV.

• About one third of kids in America watch TV more than four hours per day.

• Kids waste their time by spending free time watching TV.

When the author states that in 1970, only 10 percent of kids were overweight, what type of evidence is she using?

• Quotations

  (phrase that someone has said or written)

• Statistics

  (collection and organization of data)

• Case Study

  (in-depth examination of a person)

• Inappropriate evidence

Anderson and Crespo place part of the blame for obesity in children on ______.

• lack of playgrounds

• poor health education

• lack of medical attention

• fast foods

Which statement best expresses the author's conclusion?

• Watching TV today is more common than ever.

• Obesity is linked to watching TV and using the internet.

• Families need to watch TV and surf the internet together.

• Doctors say that parents are the real cause of childhood obesity.

What conclusion does the author draw about children and obesity?